The River Forecast Centre has issued a high streamflow advisory for rivers and streams in and around Prince George.
Prince George and Mackenzie, including areas around Bear Lake, Aleza Lake, Giscome, the Cottonwood River, Chilako River, Salmon River, Willow River, Pack River and surrounding areas were named in the advisory, issued Thursday morning.
"A combination of warmer overnight temperatures and rainfall through areas around Prince
George, Mackenzie, Quesnel and Williams have led to increased snowmelt rates and increasing
flows over the past day," the RFC said.
"Additional precipitation is expected through Thursday and into Friday, with continued warm overnight low temperatures. Rivers through the region are expected to see rises on Thursday and into Friday and may continue into the weekend with on-going snowmelt.
"Current hydrologic modelling is indicating the potential for flows in the two-year to five-year range, or higher, for most of the gauged rivers in the region."
According to real-time hydrometric data the depth of the Fraser at South Fort George measured 6.45 metres as of 1 p.m. Thursday. An evacuation alert for the area is typically issued whenever the depth nears the nine-metre mark and begins to interfere with sewer systems in the area.
